August 31, 2013

This is a "housekeeping" post of sorts to update you on a few things....

>> Simon Says Stamp Giveaway Winner <<

In case you missed it, Simon Says Stamp posted all the winners from the blog hop here on their site. My winner is Theresa Gillman! Congrats Theresa!! Thanks to all that entered and played along!!

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>> Cocoa Daisy Guest Designer <<

I am thrilled to be the guest designer over on the Cocoa Daisy site this month! The kits went live recently and you can see them all here on their site. I used the Main Kit only and created two layouts and two cards! I especially loved the versatility of the kit!

I recently went through my scrapbook room again and pulled out a TON of great products that I just won't ever get around to using. I have already packaged up the boxes and they are listed on my website under the Design Tools tab. They flew out the door super fast last time so if you want one, hurry and grab it before they are gone!

All of the details about what the boxes include and pricing is right on my site along with the links to purchase!

August 20, 2013

July was a CRAZY busy month for us!! We went to Germany for 11 days and then as soon as we got home I found myself back on an airplane a day later, heading to Vegas for CHA! Because we were gone most of the month I didn't have time to create as many scrapbook pages with the kits as I normally do.

But I did make a TON of cards after I got home which you can see here! I simply couldn't let all of these awesome products go to waste! My creative brain was a little fried after CHA but I find that making cards gets the juices flowing again in a way that has less pressure than making full on scrapbook pages. Wonder if anyone else feels that way too?

And then these last two look like Project Life pages but they will actually go into Emily's regular Scrapbook album. I think that using divided page protectors is a fun way to mix things up every now and then in a normal album! When I saw these wood veneer letters from the main kit, I just knew I had to use them in a pocket like this, letting them float around in there. Then of course I had to do a pocket full of sequins and the rest flowed from there! I glued the wood veneer heart right onto the outside of the page and stitched it with my sewing machine.

When creating a pocket page like this you have to think about how things are going to look from the back when adding elements onto or inside of the pockets. But if you take the time to plan that part carefully, when you turn it over, the second side comes together so quickly because a few of the pockets are already done!

You can find more photos of these pages and details about which kits and shop items I used in my gallery on the Studio Calico website. Let me know if you have any additional questions about creating pocket pages like these!! They are fun!

PS >> The Simon Says Stamp GIVEAWAY is still open below until 6:00pm EST on Sunday, August 25th. Be sure to enter if you haven't already!!

August 19, 2013

I am super excited to be a part of this blog hop for a couple of reasons...

1. I have known Kelly Purkey for many years now and not only love her as a person but ADORE her designs.
2. Kelly's Project kit was a true delight, full of soooo many awesome products!! And I love to endorse things that I know you will also love!!

Here is a look at her August/September Project Kit. It has such a great balance of paper products, stickers and embellishments and I am finding it all really easy to use!

I started by making a few Project Life cards and I have only skimmed the surface of this kit!! Can't wait to keep playing more with the exclusive stamp set!!

<< Giveaway >>

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to one lucky winner on my blog today!! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here on this post. The giveaway will close at 6:00pm EST on Sunday August 25th. Winners will be announced on Monday August 26th!

Each of the ladies participating in the blog hop is doing a separate giveaway! You can enter to win on all of our blogs! That gives you 11 chances to win!!

Kelly not only has these amazing kits but she also has a ton more products that are so true to her awesome style! If you want to see more of Kelly Purkey's products you can visit the Simon Says Stamp website here.

Good luck on the giveaway and have fun hopping along to the other sites to see what everyone else is doing with the same kit!!